We planned to spend some time in the Mount Rogers area, and I do recommend a quick visit to Homer’s Rock for the amazing view.

Those plans quickly changed when we discovered Grayson Highlands State Park. We were more impressed with this park than many of the national parks that we have visited. Grayson Highlands has an amazing mix of wooded trails (including a section of the Appalachian Trail), wild ponies, streams for wading, and rocks for scrambling.